Pontecagnano Faiano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Pontecagnano Faiano, the Sele plain on Salerno's doorstep
Just south-east of Salerno the Sele plain begins, and Pontecagnano Faiano is the first municipality you reach. The double name reflects two centres: Pontecagnano on the plain, along the main road and the railway, and Faiano on the first hills rising towards the Picentini mountains. The municipality runs down to the sea, with a coastline of beaches and pine woods.
It is home to Salerno Costa d'Amalfi airport, which recently returned to scheduled flights, and to an archaeological museum devoted to the Etruscans, who had a settlement with large burial grounds in this part of Campania. Salerno is close for commuters: the A2 motorway has a Pontecagnano exit and trains towards Battipaglia stop in the town.
The population is growing: 26,439 residents in 2023, up 5.4% on 2011. It is younger than the province, with an estimated average age of 44.2 against 45.2 and 20.5% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 9.3%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Buyers choose between three settings: blocks of flats in the centre on the plain, houses with gardens in the Faiano hills, and homes towards the coast, often holiday properties. Near the sea and the rivers crossing the plain, such as the Picentino, flood risk needs checking address by address; in the hills, landslides and gradient matter.
On the Civil Protection scale Pontecagnano Faiano is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province of Salerno, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.103 g. Irpinia, hit by the major earthquake of 1980, is not far away, so for buildings from the 1960s and 1970s ask whether they have been upgraded. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, so the report finds the land parcel.
Key points
- Plain, Faiano hills and coastline, right next to Salerno.
- Airport, A2 motorway exit and a railway station in the municipality.
- Population up 5.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.103 g.
Overview
Pontecagnano Faiano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 26,439 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 158).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pontecagnano Faiano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 158) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.103 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pontecagnano Faiano, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 5.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pontecagnano Faiano declared an average taxable income of 18,820 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pontecagnano Faiano is in climate zone C, with 1,011 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 28 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pontecagnano Faiano has 29 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 18 grocery shops and supermarkets, 20 healthcare facilities, 24 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.4% of the land in Pontecagnano Faiano, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Pontecagnano Faiano; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pontecagnano Faiano: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
The cadastral maps for Pontecagnano Faiano are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 110 inhabited census areas in Pontecagnano Faiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 16.4%
- fair 54.8%
- good 28.8%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 065099. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.